Six killed in suspected Burkina Faso jihadist attack
Ouagadougou – Six people were killed when suspected jihadist gunmen attacked a town in central Burkina Faso, a local... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
Russia’s Sergei Lavrov Lavrov vows aid for West Africa’s jihadist fight
Bamako – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
At least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes
Mogadishu – Heavy fighting in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
WATCH | Riots erupt in Nigerian city over cash shortages
Lagos – Angry protesters attacked banks on Tuesday in a southwest Nigeria city over a cash shortage, police and... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
UN revises toll from DRC’s Kishishe massacre to 171
Kinshasa – M23 rebels killed at least 171 civilians during a massacre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
Jobs, not doctrine, the lure for Africa’s jihadists, says UN
Geneva – Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
More than 10 killed in clashes in contested Somaliland town
Mogadishu – More than 10 people were killed as heavy fighting erupted between government forces and armed militias in... Read more
7 Feb, 2023
Death toll in Burkina Faso jihadist attack rises to 25
Ouagadougou – At least 25 people, most of them civilians, were killed in a weekend attack by suspected jihadists... Read more
7 Feb, 2023
Ghana braces as Sahel war spills into Gulf of Guinea
Bawku – Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana’s northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying... Read more
6 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso urges ‘federation’ with Mali for joint clout
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
